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Wing Commander: Prophecy

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Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander Prophecy

The Alien transport ship is quite a bit larger than its Confed counerparts. It is slow, with most of the engines' massive power geared for moving it and its cargo through space. QUick maneuvers are out of the question, as this ship was designed mostly for going from one point to the next in a straight line.

The transport itself is not designed for combat situations. It has enough armor and shields to ward off fighters and bombers, but its critical components are unshielded and weaker than those on big combat ships. There are a few anti-fighter turrets, but not enough to protect it from a sustained assault.

Transports are very rarely found without a fighter escprt, however. Any Triton that is in danger of encountering an attack will be surrounded by guard ships, often Morays or Ray Clusters. These will attack any hostile forces while the Triton continues on course.

Tritons are themselves a liability in combat. Not only are they very alrge targets, slow and inadequately shielded and armored, but they have the unfortunate habit of ignighting upon hull-breach.